Low financial literacy hindering homeownership in Malaysia
SUBANG JAYA (Jan 23): One often overlooked issue hindering homeownership is the lack of financial literacy among Malaysians.
Orang Asli land rights: Putrajaya sues Kelantan gov't
PETALING JAYA (Jan 19): Putrajaya is suing the Kelantan state government for violating the land rights of the Temiar Orang Asli community in Gua Musang.
Kit Siang: Najib failed Cameron Orang Asli, proof is in the 'roti canai' roads
Lim Kit Siang of DAP said that former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak should experience the "roti canai" roads into the interior of Cameron Highlands, which demonstrated how he has failed the local Orang Asli community.
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MM2H to attract higher quality applicants
Sixteen years since the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme was established in 2002, the programme has attracted a total of 38,932 participants from as many as 130 countries as at end-2017.
Forest Reserve to be degazetted for housing project?
A public hearing to obtain feedback on a proposal to degazette a part of the Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve in Gombak for a housing development project is under-way.
China SOEs over-invested in construction
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): China state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) investments in Malaysia during the previous Barisan Nasional administration were heavily skewed towards the construction sector, which is susceptible to rent-seeking activities, according to a recent report co-authored by the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (Asli) and University of Malaya.
Family scammed out of over RM620,000 in affordable housing racket
KEPONG (Aug 13): A family of three were scammed out of more than RM620,000 by a syndicate claiming to be able to assist them in buying three semi-detached houses developed by Selangor State Development Corp (PKNS).
Govt to help gazette Orang Asli land
KUALA LUMPUR (August 3): Rural Development Ministry Deputy Minister R.
Even sans HSR, Bandar Malaysia retains its allure
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.
Asli: Proposed tax incentives by new govt will speed up affordable housing construction
PETALING JAYA (May 11): The Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli) co-founder, director and CEO Tan Sri Michael Yeoh (pictured) believes that proposals set out by the Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan) coalition in their manifesto are achievable, good ideas which can accelerate the building of affordable housing.
